Friday, May 2,2008
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CAMPUS VOICE
Four students honored by community college system
Wayne Community College
was represented Wednesday,
April 16, when the N.C.
Community College System
handed out honors.
Students Wendy Kaye Womble
and Tabitha Ann Parkton were
recognized for their ability to
excel academically.
Demetrius Sykes, a 2007
graduate, was lauded for his
leadership skills.
And Alison Rawleigh
was selected to provide the
entertainment for the event.
Wendy and Tabitha were
selected by WCC for recognition
at the community college
system’s annual Academic
Excellence Awards Luncheon
in Raleigh.
They joined 116 other
students, two from each of
the 58 community colleges in
North Carolina, in receiving
certificates and medals.
To be selected for the honor,
students must be currently
enrolled, have completed at
least 12 semester hours toward
a degree and have a grade point
■ average of 3.25 or better.
In addition to academic ability
and achievement, the college’s
State award named for former
teacher Com'ad ‘Bo’ Wessell
A state award has been named
for Conrad “Bo” Wessell of
Goldsboro, who is also its first
recipient.
The honor w as presented by
the North Carolina Section of
the American Association of
Physics Teachers (NCS-AAPT)
at its Thirteenth Armual Spring
Meeting this month at Davidson
College.
It was given in recognition
of Wessell’s “long and fruitful
career marked by service to
the cause of physics education
in general, and to the NCS-
AAPT and the two-year college
community in particular...”
The award will be known as
The Comad “Bo” Wessell Two-
Year College Award.
Wessell was employed by
Wayne Community College as
an instructor of physics and
mathematics for 36 years.
While there, he received the
David Pierce Faculty Learner-
Centered Quality Award from
the National Initiative for
Leadership and Institutional
Effectiveness. In 1998, he was
awarded both the Technical
Instructor of the Year from the
Student Government Association
and WCC’s George E. Wilson
Excellence in Teaching Award.
Wessell is a graduate of
Lenoir-Rhyne College and East
Carolina University.
He is married to Miriam
Wessell, who worked for 36
years in the Liberal Arts Division
of Wayne Community College.
They have one daughter,
Kathryn, who lives in Chapel
Hill.
Honors
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Debbie Jones placed fourth in
Word Processing.
Seann Romero placed sixth in
Sales Presentation and seventh
in Management Analysis and
Decision Making.
Leanna Greene received
the NCPBL Foundation
Scholarship.
As a chapter, WCC received:
* 2008 Terry Lowrance
Leadership Award
* First place for Largest
Eastern Region Delegation
* First place for Largest
Percentage Increase in
Membership in the Eastern
Region and
* Second place for Largest
Local Chapter Membership in
the Eastern Region.
Leanna Greene, Sherronda
Darden, Betty Williams, Debbie
Jones, Seann Romero, Phillip
Parry, Jeremy May and Joseph
Pender also received certificates
for participation in the State
Leadership Development
Program.
selection committee also
considered campus involvement
and community service.
Wendy is a medical assisting
major.
She is active in the college’s
chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa
honor society and the Medical
Assisting Students Association,
holding offices in both, and in
her church.
She and husband Jeremiah
live in Goldsboro with their two
children and have a third one on
the way.
Tabitha, a Goldsboro resident,
is working on an associate
in applied science degree in
Human Services Technology/
Substance Abuse after earning
an associate in arts degree in
Criminal Justice last year.
She served six years in the Air
Force and has put in two in the
Air Force Reserves.
In addition to her involvement
in the Human Services Club and
Phi Theta Kappa, she holds a
part-time job.
Tabitha plans to continue her
education and earn bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in social
work.
Demetrius was presented
the Robert W. Scott Student
Leadership Award. The
award, sponsored by the N.C.
Community College Presidents’
Association, recognizes students
who are active on their campuses
and possess traits that will help
them be community leaders.
He served in the U.S, Marine
Corps Special Forces. While at
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SGA 2007-08
SGA officers and advisors, from left, Mallinese Lucus, Beatrice
Birdine, Sierra King, Corey Harris, Alicia Watson, Tara Humphries
and Jeffrey Barfield; back row, James Bynum
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Penni Bland
Advisor
Carl Brow
Advisor
Danny Rollins
Advisor
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